RICEBORO, GEORGIA—
INTERSTATE PAPER
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at INTERSTATE PAPER, 2366 INTERSTATE RD., RICEBORO, GEORGIA 31323 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was preparing to re-thread ropes on a sheave pulley when his right middle fingertip was amputated.
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